Assessing the distribution of African Palaeolithic sites: A predictive model of collagen degradation

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 157-166

  Holmes, Kathryn M ^a   Robson Brown, Kate A ^a   Oates, William P ^a   Collins, Matthew J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Cave sites; Collagen degradation; Fauna; Hominin; Lithic; Open sites

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; COLLAGEN; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; HOMINID; PALEOLITHIC; SETTLEMENT PATTERN;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 11244349972     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2004.06.002     Document Type: Article

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